about Black’s Beach
- California Coastal Project Records and Map
Black’s Beach is perhaps the largest nude beach in the United States and is popular with many nudists, naturists and the general public, worldwide.
Black’s Beach is two miles long and is situated at the base of majestic cliffs up to 300 feet high. It is formally known as Torrey Pines Beach. Black’s Beach is in La Jolla, San Diego, California (see map below).
Many people believe Black’s Beach got it’s name due to the prominent amount of black sand that covers the beach. However, this is not the case. Black’s Beach actually got it’s name from a man named William Black, Sr., an oil millionaire who owned and developed most of the land on the cliffs above Black’s Beach.
Portions of the beach lie under city property and other parts lie in the zone of Torrey Pines State Park, where nudity has been legal under the Cahill policy since 1979. That policy was revoked in late 2009. 30 years of clothing optional freedom!
With the revocation of the Cahill policy, there is a real possibility that citations for nudity could occur in the future at all traditional clothing optional beaches in the California State Parks. The official word from the California State Parks, is that they have no plans to shut down the clothing optional status at Black’s Beach.
However, with the aggressive court battle that the State engaged in to take away the clothing optional status at San Onofre State Beach (45 minutes north of Black’s Beach), it is not a good sign.
Many people close to the situation believe the California State Parks has a long term plan to close all clothing optional areas in the remaining state parks where nudity has been tolerated.
All we have to say if this is true is, good luck. We can’t even begin to imagine the public opposition to changing the long standing clothing optional culture that has been at Black’s Beach for decades.
The fight to keep San Onofre Trail 6 clothing optional is far from over. However, citations for nudity are likely come spring/summer 2010 at San Onofre unless something changes.
It is predicted that the naturists will take any tickets issued and fight for their freedom in the criminal courts and bring awareness to their freedoms being infringed upon through the media.
Why after 30 years is the State of California playing consevative WatchDog with Naturists and those curious about nude sun bathing? Especially on the very small and remote 1000ft stretch of beach that is San Onofre Trail 6. There are many theories and opinions out there as to the reasons why. But, the bare bottom line is, if San Onofre goes, people at Black’s better keep a swimsuit near by if they decide to wear their birthdaysuit.
That conservative WatchDog has left a big stinky one on the beach at San Onofre and the stench is heading south to Black’s. Yes, it may take years to get there, but unless we realize the size of the dump that San Onofre Beach has on it’s beach at Trail 6 right now, we may never find a pooper scooper big enough to deal with what may land at Black’s Beach.
Stay tuned to the Naturist Action Committee and Friends of San Onofre for the latest developments at San Onofre. Also bookmark youtube.com/nudebeaches for the latest videos from San Onofre and Black’s Beach.
Because the legal battle continues to be very costly for San Onofre, donations are greatly appreciated through the Naturist Action Committee.
When donating to the Naturist Action Committee, you are not just donating to keep San Onofre Free, but Black’s Beach and all other clothing optional beaches in the State Parks.
We need your help now! A donation to help San Onofre now is a donation for Black’s Beach later!
Black’s Beach Nude Beach Closure?
Black’s Beach Map via Google Maps.
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When I was kid, my dad used to take me to Blacks Beach and I loved it!! That was back in the 1970’s, but I have not been there in nearly 30 years. Nude beaches nedd to stay legal!!
What posible harm/loss could come to anybody, just because there are nude people on a beach ? AND since beaches are a natural thing, WHO( but maybe GOD ) has the right to say what others may or may not do while at a beach ? Due respect considered normal and natural as well. Same as anywhere !
ps” God may even prefer we shed our shame along with our clothes.”